A slightly new look

Hello everyone!

It's a rather busy time right now! We are coming down the home stretch for the big event at the Middletown Arts Center--Kevin Macpherson's visit and the opening of his exhibit Reflections On A Pond. I hope those around the area realize how special this event really is--to have someone of Kevin's stature come to Middletown and to show his museum quality series (which has been shown previous to this engage at the Pasadena Museum of California Art) at the MAC. Kevin's workshops sell out years in advance (for much more than the cost of the combination ticket--for example eight hours (one day) of Kevin's workshop could be priced out at $400 a day--we get him for a whole weekend for $150--now that's a bargain!!) And one way of looking at it.

Ticket sales have been good with a high number of sales coming from outside the area. Most tickets are being purchased from around the state of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, and even as far away as Maryland. I hope to see some Middletown faces to welcome and support Kevin's journey from Santa Fe to our fair city. I also like to thank our sponsors for all they have done for us. You can get more information on the MAC website.

Along with my work in this area, I've been on the phone and in contact to a number of possible venues for future Reflections On A Pond exhibits. These possible venues span across the US. I look forward to scheduling these possible events and working with the staff at the various venues as well. More on that when there are concrete things to report.

I continue to work on my maritime series and receive critiques on these paintings from my mentor, Kevin, and friends as well. Many thanks to Joe Anna Arnett who was standing not far from me when I painted these studies that I am converting to larger paintings. Her insights have been greatly appreciated. In Port, Seaweed Harvest and the Old Mill are 3 in the series that have been posted here. The fourth and five in the series are still in the works and I hope to get some work done on them this coming week.

I hope you enjoy the little changes to the my website and hope to see you at Reflections On A Pond exhibit in May. What a great way to escape the perils of today than to sit and have someone open up a whole new way of seeing the beauty surrounding you everyday. Kevin Macpherson's journey during Reflections On A Pond did just that for him and through his lecture and painting demonstration, he can help you do that for you! A time of change and renewal! See you there!
Ciao,
Linda